How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
hǎnThird tone
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中國de的xiān先進製程de的研發 yě也de得gēn跟著xiān先hǎn喊kǎ卡
wǒ我men们kě可yǐ以hǎn喊jiā加yóu油
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ā →First toneHigh and level
á ↗Second toneRising
ǎ ↘↗Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à ↘Fourth toneFalling
a ·Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.